Black-Owned Independent Pharmacy Opens In Toledo, Aims To Tackle Health Disparities

by Mary Spiller December 22, 2024 Anthony Pattin hopes to combat persistent health disparities in the Black Toledo community with his new pharmacy. Anthony Pattin has opened up a pharmacy in Toledo, Ohio. With last week’s opening of the Junction Family Pharmacy, located at 1339 Dorr St., the community will now be able to get its medication and medical needs from an independent Black-owned pharmacy. Pattin’s goal is to combat health disparities in the community pharmacy sphere, and with more than 15 years of experience in the field as a professor at various schools, Pattin is qualified to do it. Originally located in Buffalo, New York, Pattin decided to move back to his family home in Toledo. He told the Toledo Blade, “Actually going to New York and just being back in that space again, it let me know that I really want to do it. I thought about staying in New York and doing it, but I thought it would be great to come back with my family here, making it more of a family affair, being able to work with them, and also with my own community.” As reported by Toledo Blade, Pattin seeks to fill the void...